trackhoehunter
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Does someone have Thor and his hammer on speed dial?!?
700 Barrel Removal at Standstill
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Muddyboots
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Probably going to be off for couple days since just got 2nd Moderna shot this afternoon. I doubt if I will be in mood to swing hammer of Thor until next week! Which is why I decided to soak again since I bet there will be down time.
nkyshooter
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I'm making popcorn ...
Bob Wright
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Come on Michigan LRH members, go over and help Muddyboots! We can't stand the wait! We gots to know!
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Heat w torch till it smokes 8lb sledge hammer action wrench till it goes. Put sack into it !
North Idaho Hunter
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hydraulic press + two pieces of 5/8 plywood + rosin. 2 or 3 good swings with a 5 pound hammer and they all come apart.
Leaning/standing has never worked for the stubborn barrels in my experience, it takes that initial Jolt/shock of the hammer to bust them free.
I've never seen these small vices work that brownells and midway sells.
Leaning/standing has never worked for the stubborn barrels in my experience, it takes that initial Jolt/shock of the hammer to bust them free.
I've never seen these small vices work that brownells and midway sells.
Look's like I have another use for my 30-ton hydraulic shop press. You just use plywood on each side of the barrel shank with rosin? Sounds way simple.
North Idaho Hunter
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@phorwath correct. I use a 8x8 inch flat piece of 1/4 inch iron as my base, then your plywood, then another 3 inch x 4 inch long piece of 1/4 inch flat iron as my top so the press doesn't go through the plywood - it works great! Good Ol' sugar works in a pinch as well if you don't have access to rosin.
We put 34 ton on a 6 inch nut one time here at a local machine shop a few years back . Before it finally broke loose . Granted there is a whole lot more surface area than what you're dealing with . But I'd say let it soak then smack the you know what out of it . If that don't work put the fire wrench to it and get it good and hot the a few solid warps with Thor's hammer
ntsqd
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A stupid question, but just in case, the scope mount screws or any other screws in those holes have all been removed? Realized that I hadn't seen that mentioned or discussed.
Hatrick
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Maybe the previous owner put left hand threads on it to p+++ you off.
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codyadams
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Tagging in for entertainment purposes.
Muddyboots
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Always check for this since the 1st rifle I bought in 1968 didn't have screws but one if the screws had rolled a thread which made barrel removal a couple years back interesting but nothing like this dang barrel!
Now this would be ultimate payback!
Its become entertaining for my wife to hear me on each time I come back upstairs from basement in failure!
My wife has heard the same grumblings from our basementAlways check for this since the 1st rifle I bought in 1968 didn't have screws but one if the screws had rolled a thread which made barrel removal a couple years back interesting but nothing like this dang barrel!
Now this would be ultimate payback!
Its become entertaining for my wife to hear me on each time I come back upstairs from basement in failure!
